1. (verb) inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
exaggerate or make bigger
Synonyms: balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stack Antonyms: deflate
2. (verb) inflate, blow up
fill with gas or air
Synonyms: balloon, go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, combust, flip one's lid, magnify, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, expand, aggrandize, dramatize, blow one's stack Antonyms: deflate
3. (verb) inflate
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
Synonyms: expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloon Antonyms: deflate
4. (verb) inflate
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
Synonyms: expand, billow, amplify, blow up, balloon Antonyms: deflate
5. (verb) balloon, inflate, billow
become inflated
Synonyms: blow up, amplify, heave, inflate, wallow, expand, balloon, surge, billow Antonyms: deflate
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